It was his first trip to race late models in the Pacific Northwest, and Carson Brown made the most of it by leading every single lap of the CARS Tour West Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) Carson would qualify on the pole earlier in the day, and he did not look back from that moment. The green flag would drop, and the first 45 laps of the event were uneventful leading to the competition caution. The next 30 laps would remain

Carson Brown will lead the field to green in tonight's 200-lap Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway. The time that put Carson on the top spot was a 22.201, compared to Jace Hansen's 22.256. Three drivers tagged the field today that ran their cars in last night's pro late model 100 lap race. Those drivers are #9B of Alex Boyatt, #54 Trace Thompson, and #57 Brad Clark. Gabe Sessler, Ethan Ebert, Haeden Plybon, Doni Wanat, and Kenny Sleveland are the other five double-duty driv

Not only was the 2026 Summer Showdown 100 his CARS Tour Northwest debut, but it was also Turner Brown's first late model start. The decorated go-kart driver showed a lot of speed in practice and was able to carry that experience over and find victory lane in his first start. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) "Showing up yesterday morning for practice and looking at the track thinking 'I don't know if I am even going to race' cause I was so scared." Safe to say tha

A pair of young drivers will set the bar as the first drivers out for both the CARS Tour West Super Late Models and CARS Tour Northwest Pro Late Models qualifying for the Summer Showdown. Bryce Bezanson is the first to roll in SLM qualifying, and Turner Brown will be out first for the PLM. (Photo of Turner Brown, PC Amber Taylor Elevate Racing Media) Last year, the pole time for the Summer Showdown SLM was a 21.772, set by Tristan McKee. Qualifying this year will hold a littl

Thursday, August 13th 2026 A hot and sunny start to the 2026 Summer Showdown gave the drivers very similar conditions to what they will face for the rest of the weekend. Jace Hansen set the fastest lap of the day in first practice at a 21.984. The defending Summer Showdown winner feels confident in his car. (Photo by David Nelson, 2026) "I am actually a little surprised we had that much pace, we were really tight right out of the trailer but were able to make adjustments and

Carson Brown is excited to turn his first laps at Evergreen Speedway this weekend during the 2026 Summer Showdown. Brown is fresh off his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut, where he finished 15th at Iowa Speedway. "My expectations going into this race are pretty high but at the same time I feel like my thoughts are very open-minded. I have never truly raced a track like Evergreen and even more so in a super late model, but I attack this weekend just like any other weeke

One of the most successful super late model drivers in the country in 2026 is making his way to Evergreen Speedway for the Summer Showdown. Carson Brown is the current points leader of the ASA Stars National Tour, coming off a win at Newport Speedway in their most recent event. Brown made his debut in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series this past weekend at Iowa Speedway. (Photo by Kyler Hope, 2025) Five drivers are looking to double down on pay days, competing in both the

The crown jewel weekend for both Super Stock and Outlaw figure eight division fired off with a jam packed schedule. Six classes on the schedule and big fields for all. Starting with the Outlaw figure eights which had a strong 15 car field fire off. The field started straight up with No. 83g Zach Larson on the pole. Over the long run the lead would only change three times. Larson would lose out to the No. 676 Ricky Dietz, who would go on to lead the most laps before his motor

Big money has not been a stranger to the Summer Showdown in previous years, and this year there is over $202,000 up for grabs spread out across the CARS Tour West super late models, CARS Tour Legends, and pro late models. The 200-lap main event Saturday night will send a team home with $30,000 for winning the 14th running of this event. Keep an eye out for the full entry list that is expected to be announced early next week. Event Info: Friday Aug 14th Summer Showdown Grandst

In the second to last Pro Late Model race of the year on the 3/8 oval, It was a surprise driver crossing the line first with the No. 98 of Greg Bennett holding on to beat No. 00 Naima Lang and No. 33 Kyle Lang. (Photo by Amber Taylor, Elevate Racing Media) The race fired off with No. 12 Chad Fitzpatrick getting to the lead early, before being run down by the No. 78 of Haley Constance. Constance, who set the track record in qualifying has been the driver to beat this year, wit

The Northwest Sprint Tour makes their second and final trip to Evergreen Speedway in 2026 this Saturday, August 1st. Aaron Willison looks to grow his championship lead and win his 6th race on the year in the NWST. A Willison has won every Northwest Sprint Tour race in 2026, with five of them going to the points leader Aaron, and one going to brother Ryan at Agassiz Speedway back in June. Aaron won the first race at Evergreen Speedway back on May 9th, which was the series seas

Midsummer 2026 Northwest Driver Rankings. (Photo credit D.Darko) After surveying many people in the NW racing industry, on both the dirt and asphalt side, this is the midsummer top-10 driver rankings of Northwest drivers! The criteria that was used to qualify for the list was a Northwest based driver or team that predominantly races in the Northwest. Teams and drivers that travel here a few times a year do not qualify. If a Northwest driver competes in events outside the PNW,

7/11/2026 Domination continues for No. 78 Haley Constance when it comes to racing on the 3/8 oval. New Track record? Taken care of. A fifth win of the season? Done. Back to back Central Welding Supply 125’s and five thousand dollars? Complete. (Photo by Amber Taylor) With fourteen cars rolling off for this marquee race for the Pro Late Models were set to put on a show for fans. The race settled in early, with No. 12 Chad Fitzpatrick leading the first 22 laps before being pass

Keelan Harvick had to fend off a late race restart and pressure from his own dad Kevin Harvick in order to capture his first victory in the Northwest. As well as make up for a mistake that cost him this very event last year. (Photo by Amber Taylor) One year ago, it was a bad restart on lap 110 that saw Keelan lose the lead to the No. 55 of Haeden Plybon, who would go on to win the 14th edition of the event. This year Keelan was not about to make the same mistake. “Thank you

As of 10:30AM PST, Wednesday June 24th, 37 cars have officially entered the 2026 Mark Galloway Shootout. Only two previous winners are entered in the 37-car field so far, those being Naima Lang (00) who has won the event twice, once in the inaugural race in 2011, and again in 2021. Haeden Plybon also has a pair of victories, those coming in 2024 and 2025. PLM Entry List (37 cars): #00 Naima Lang* #3K Ken Bonney #3G Wyatt Gardner #3C Logan Cole #5J James Hamlin #5P Ryan Phipps

As we near the moment the 2026 field of the Mark Galloway Shootout will exit off turn four and make the run to the green flag. We wanted to highlight a handful of the contenders for this crown jewel of the Northwest. (Thomas Stanford at the 2025 Mark Galloway Shootout, Photo by David Nelson) With over 35 entries into the race it will be a showcase of some of the best of the northwest, taking on some of the best in the southwest. The Mark Galloway Shootout is the first of two

It doesn’t take long for drivers and spectators alike to realize the 5/8 oval at Evergreen is a special track. The history, the skill it takes to tame it, and the speed leave some of the best drivers still seeking victory on it. (Photo by Kyler Hope, 2023) “(The 5/8 oval is) unlike anything in the Pacific Northwest. We don’t have many big tracks which makes this one even more special.” wrote driver of the No. 55 Pro and Super Late Model Haeden Plybon. Paved originally in 1963

In a night with weather causing nothing but uncertainty heading into the night, the clouds would break leaving enough blue sky for all classes to run on a night that put Evergreen Speedways motto of rain or shine to test. A rainy morning meant that the entries for the track's Pro Late Model division only had one joint practice session that would also double as their qualifying session. No. 00 Naimia Lang, fresh off a victory in the last race, would grab the pole once again.

In the longest and highest paying race of the year for the tracks Mini Stock division. One car was the class of the field. No. 221 Lindon Smith finally was able to display the speed the car has been trying to show most of the season, winning $1,000 in the 51 lap main event. (Cole Rarden and Lindon Smith side-by-side, Photo by Amber Taylor) The night didn’t start easy for Smith, rolling the car out for qualifying he found he had no drive in the car making it about ten feet. Ge

Coming into the fourth race night of the season for Pro Late Models at Evergreen Speedway, two numbers stuck out from the start of the season for the ten time track champion No. 00 Naima Lang. Three pole awards, and only one lap led. Ahead of night three Lang rolled out a new build Joe’s Chassis car that he began work on in the offseason. After the race on May 2nd finishing in third the Lang team knew they had more to figure out he mentioned on the podium. (Pictured: Naima L